Engine on Quantas A380 explodes, however airplane lands securely

The Airbus A380 has been associated with 2 separate Rolls Royce jet motor failures in different parts of the world. On a flight to Australia from Singapore Thursday, a Quantas A380 had been force to turn around after one of its Rolls Royce engines exploded. An A380 motor on a Singapore Airlines flight in Sept also failed. EADS, the conglomerate of which Airbus is a subsidiary, and Rolls Royce both saw their stock plummet on Friday.

Parts hit elementary institution after A 380 motor failure

Quantas, Australia’s national airline, grounded its entire fleet of six Airbus A380s after a Rolls Royce motor on one of the massive airliners exploded six minutes after it departed Singapore’s Changi Airport. The A380's wing had been torn apart by engine pieces. The Indonesian island of Batam had some of the pieces fall there. Chunks of the engine fell on the roof of an elementary institution. Everyone heard an explosion and ran out to see the plane circling, somebody from the institution told the Australian. The school begun having metal hit it. In the cabin of the airplane, passengers heard an explosion, a bang and then felt rattling. The plane headed back to Changi airport and made an emergency landing.

The Airbus A380 Superjumbo

From Paris to Singapore, on a Rolls Royce motor in Sept, an Airbus A380 failed 2 and a half hours into a flight from the Singapore Airlines. The Airbus A380 is quite large. In fact, within the whole world, it is the largest passenger jet. You will find four engines in this double deck and wide body jet. The nickname "Superjumbo" was given to it. In three classes, there can be 525 people in the A380 when 853 can fit if it all coach. Nonstop flights from New York to Hong Kong are available. It goes 560 mph to do this. The A380 is meant to use only some of the engines. Three engines are utilized. As a safety precaution, the pilots from Singapore turned around. This was as the flight was so long.

A380s grounded as stock dives

Singapore Airlines continued operating its 11 A380s following the Sept motor malfunction. However, after Quantas grounded its fleet of A380s Thursday, Singapore Airlines followed suit. Technical checks on the engines were what Airbus and Rolls Royce suggest the airline do. A 5.5 percent decrease in Rolls Royse stock had been to follow. About a 4.3 percent drop in stock happened for European Aeronautic, Defense & Space Co., which is Airbus' parent.

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The Australian

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Bloomberg

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CNN

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